Numbers 35:1:2Num.35.1.W2TAB

יְהוָ֛ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֛ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh be-ar-VOT mo-AV

  4. sentence

    va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh be-ar-VOT mo-AV al-yar-DEN ye-re-HO le-MOR

Exegesis

The divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} follows, marking God as the agent.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 35:1

And the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,

About this coordinate

Numbers 35:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 35:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (yehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.35.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.1.W2.S1) and character.